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Making ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN: Behind the scenes of the classic movie
Comedy, Movies, Vampires, Werewolves, Universal Monsters Chris Well 8/12/23 Comedy, Movies, Vampires, Werewolves, Universal Monsters Chris Well 8/12/23

Making ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN: Behind the scenes of the classic movie

The Universal Monsters classic teams the comedy legends with the official Dracula, Wolf-Man and Frankenstein Monster. These videos talk about the historic film and its prominence among the official Universal Monsters movies.

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Warm Bodies (2013): How the warmhearted zombie comedy embraces survival
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 8/10/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 8/10/23

Warm Bodies (2013): How the warmhearted zombie comedy embraces survival

Find out more about the zombie-romance Warm Bodies, based on the novel by Isaac Marion. In the video playlist, watch the film’s trailer, meet the cast, and go behind the scenes.

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Interviewing Jeff Strand “the funniest person in horror”
Interview, Books, Comedy Chris Well 8/9/23 Interview, Books, Comedy Chris Well 8/9/23

Interviewing Jeff Strand “the funniest person in horror”

Horror comedy author Jeff Strand is interviewed by the Drinking With Authors Podcast. “I self-identify as a horror writer who puts lots of jokes in the books.” Strand is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of more than 50 books, including his novelization of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

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Juan of the Dead (2011): The zombie comedy that criticized the leaders but raised up the people
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 8/5/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 8/5/23

Juan of the Dead (2011): The zombie comedy that criticized the leaders but raised up the people

Juan of the Dead provided a view of Cuba that was both positive and negative. In our video playlist, watch the movie’s trailer and also to see them promoting the film at LA Film Fest.

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Little Monsters (2019): The zombie comedy where allergies are scarier than zombies (not a complaint)
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 8/1/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 8/1/23

Little Monsters (2019): The zombie comedy where allergies are scarier than zombies (not a complaint)

Our list of zombie comedy movies had to include 2019’s Little Monsters. Watch the video playlist for the director and stars talking about a kindergarten class surviving the zombie apocalypse.

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Cockneys vs Zombies (2012): Bank robbers and old folks vs monsters
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/29/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/29/23

Cockneys vs Zombies (2012): Bank robbers and old folks vs monsters

Looking for a good zomedy? Cockneys vs Zombies follows some working-class Londoners out to rescue a retirement home from a zombie apocalypse. Visit the set of the film.

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Dead Alive AKA Braindead (1992): This zombie comedy is one of the goriest movies ever made
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/27/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/27/23

Dead Alive AKA Braindead (1992): This zombie comedy is one of the goriest movies ever made

This 1992 New Zealand zombie comedy splatter film is one of the most blood-soaked movies of all time. In our video playlist, you can watch the trailer, and hear director Peter Jackson talk about the film.

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Cooties (2014): Zombie comedy about teachers vs. kids (and bad chicken nuggets)
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/25/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/25/23

Cooties (2014): Zombie comedy about teachers vs. kids (and bad chicken nuggets)

Ranking 13 of the best funny zombie movies, we include the teachers vs. students zombie comedy Cooties. Watch the trailer, and go behind-the-scenes for the making of the movie.

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The Dead Don’t Die: The zombie comedy has a gloomy political angle
Movies, Zombies, Comedy Chris Well 7/22/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy Chris Well 7/22/23

The Dead Don’t Die: The zombie comedy has a gloomy political angle

This ludicrous zombie comedy focuses on how people tend to make bad situations even worse. See interview clips with the amazing cast, learn about the making of the movie, and more.

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Zombieland (2009): How a TV pilot became a blockbuster movie
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/20/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/20/23

Zombieland (2009): How a TV pilot became a blockbuster movie

“Who’s Bill Murray?” In the video playlist, go behind the scenes of the zombie comedy Zombieland. Even see the reunited cast rewatch Zombieland’s best scenes 10 years later.

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James Scott Bell: Complete Zombie-at-Law Series
Books, Zombies, Comedy Chris Well 7/19/23 Books, Zombies, Comedy Chris Well 7/19/23

James Scott Bell: Complete Zombie-at-Law Series

Lawyer-turned-suspense-writer James Scott Bell came up with a humorous horror angle that included a zombie lawyer taking on supernatural cases. Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law, defends the creatures no other lawyer will touch…and longs to reclaim her real life…

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Shaun of the Dead (2004): How the zombie comedy borrowed a TV plot and became so much more
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/23

Shaun of the Dead (2004): How the zombie comedy borrowed a TV plot and became so much more

Zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead is one of the best. Watch the video playlist for the official trailer, a clip of Pegg’s character being oblivious to the zombies, plus see the process behind making it.

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Fido (2006): Putting zombies to work? This zombie comedy has it figured out.
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/15/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/15/23

Fido (2006): Putting zombies to work? This zombie comedy has it figured out.

In a world where radiation from space has turned the dead into zombies, ZomCon has created a remote control collar that turns hungry zombies into servants. Watch this behind-the-scenes video.

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Squirrel Girl Q&A with Ryan North: “There’s so much to love about Doreen—so the epic adventures came naturally!”
Comics, Comedy Chris Well 7/13/23 Comics, Comedy Chris Well 7/13/23

Squirrel Girl Q&A with Ryan North: “There’s so much to love about Doreen—so the epic adventures came naturally!”

The wonderful comic book series The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl finds Doreen dividing her time between superhero stuff and life as a college woman. Check out our interview with writer Ryan North.

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How a robot Julie Newmar EXCITED viewers in this overlooked 60s sitcom before she was Catwoman
Robots, TV, Flashback, Comedy, Interview Chris Well 7/8/23 Robots, TV, Flashback, Comedy, Interview Chris Well 7/8/23

How a robot Julie Newmar EXCITED viewers in this overlooked 60s sitcom before she was Catwoman

This video looks at 1960s sitcom My Living Doll and how actress Julie Newmar had TV viewers IN LOVE WITH HER before she was Catwoman. “[My Living Doll] was…was probably my best work.”

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Making WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Behind the scenes of the original movie
Comedy, Vampires, Movies Chris Well 6/27/23 Comedy, Vampires, Movies Chris Well 6/27/23

Making WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Behind the scenes of the original movie

The 2014 movie What We Do in the Shadows is a hilarious mockumentary horror comedy that follows three vampire roommates. This video is a rare visit behind the scenes of the making of the original movie.

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That BEETLEJUICE cartoon: The Story of Beetlejuice: The Animated Series
Comedy, Animation, Ghosts, TV, Flashback Chris Well 6/24/23 Comedy, Animation, Ghosts, TV, Flashback Chris Well 6/24/23

That BEETLEJUICE cartoon: The Story of Beetlejuice: The Animated Series

The popular Beetlejuice cartoon show found the ghostly con-man trying to scam residents of the Netherworld or the mortal world. Watch this video for more about the world created by the Beetlejuice cartoon.

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Wait—a ghost story on ‘Green Acres’?
Comedy, Ghosts, Flashback, TV Chris Well 6/17/23 Comedy, Ghosts, Flashback, TV Chris Well 6/17/23

Wait—a ghost story on ‘Green Acres’?

Talking about the offbeat (and hilarious) Halloween episode of 1960s sitcom Green Acres. “She said she’d come back someday and haunt anybody who ever mentioned her name…”

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Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 being made “exactly” like original
Movies, Ghosts, Comedy Chris Well 6/8/23 Movies, Ghosts, Comedy Chris Well 6/8/23

Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 being made “exactly” like original

Warner Bros. is finally making Beetlejuice 2, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. The actor says making the sequel is “the most fun I’ve had working on a movie in I can’t tell you how long.”

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Making BEETLEJUICE: Behind The Scenes from Special FX
Comedy, Ghosts, Flashback Chris Well 5/30/23 Comedy, Ghosts, Flashback Chris Well 5/30/23

Making BEETLEJUICE: Behind The Scenes from Special FX

Watch behind the scenes footage from making the 1988 horror comedy movie. The film has also inspired a cartoon TV show, video games, and a stage musical. There’s even a cookbook on the way!

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex®. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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